Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

#introduction Hello I’ve just arrived on the @ACM mastodon instance. I’ve a strong interest in Computer Science education (member of SIGCSE), and in autonomous agents research - particularly modelling human behaviour. Originally from Melbourne, Australia; now based in Sheffield, UK. I was known as @CompSciEmma on the bird site, and also exist as @CompSciEmma - I will probably keep that as a more casual account.

Question/poll for people joining in the last couple of months. This is a question that effects both your account and experience here, and I am wondering if there is a knowledge gap. There's no right or wrong answer, it's only about what you currently know, right now.

The question- do you know and understand the concept of defederation *and* also do you know what to do if the instance you have your account on is defederated on a wide scale?

(feel free to boost, and I may boost responses also)

I have tracked anti-trans legislation for 3 years. Every day, people have asked me where to move or how at risk they are in their state.

So I created the anti-trans legislative risk map.

This is my final map of 2022.

Please subscribe, support my work.

https://erininthemorn.substack.com/p/the-final-anti-trans-legislative

Isaac Asimov on How Libraries Can Radically Change Your Life (1971)

https://www.openculture.com/2022/12/isaac-asimov-on-how-libraries-can-radically-change-your-life-1971.html via @openculture

#introduction

Hi, I'm a biochemist enthusiastic about #enzymes, #biocatalysis and #ProteinEngineering & #ProteinEvolution.

I did my PhD with Florian Hollfelder at the #UniversityofCambridge working on #DirectedEvolution of enzymes using droplet #microfluidics. Currently, I am doing a postdoc at #ETHZurich, studying which properties determine a protein’s innovability towards new function.

Looking forward to learning about cool preprints/papers and finding a lively scientific community here!

Rip: Arata Isozaki, Architect.
Sketch of building and reflecti…

@joshuazalamea @SteveClough @timrichards @bookstodon

I love reading eBooks. I love being able to put them in dark mode, increase or decrease the fonts, and I've been using the "OpeDyslexic" font in my Libby app which I believe helps me read faster.

At random intervals, my Linux installation randomly reboots! ​

#Linux

I drew a little #rocket 🚀
#drawing #art #artwork

Cancer vaccines are showing promise. Here’s how they work.

The immediate goal is to create vaccines that destroy cancer cells—but some scientists are also testing vaccines that might prevent someone from developing cancer.

Cancer vaccines are potential therapies for treating people who already have cancer. These treatments have been years in the making, and failures have been frequent, but they’re now starting to show some promise.

#Science #Cancer #vaccines

[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/cancer-vaccines-are-showing-promise-prostate-colon-breast]

Meanwhile, on a recent flight to Europe, flying over the Netherlands and Germany, I couldn’t find any areas of open land in which there weren’t wind turbines. They were clustered near every small town and outside of large ones. You could casually see how these countries have decided to opt for a decarbonized future.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/30/climate/wind-farm-renewable-energy-fight.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

If you’re planning end-of-the-year donations, please consider supporting the conservation of some 8,000 children' shoes that testify about the fate of the youngest victims of Auschwitz.

Donate here: https://motl.org/soultosole/

#Auschwitz #children #shoes #save #preservation #conservation #support #donate

Brazil will have first Indigenous woman chief for key post https://apnews.com/article/technology-politics-brazil-government-united-states-802853d7e3f1364abf310971acb658a7 #UnitedStatesgovernment #Climateandenvironment #Brazilgovernment #Indigenouspeople #Indiagovernment #LatinAmerica #Technology #APTopNews #WorldNews #Politics #U.S.News #Science #Brazil

@zleap We could probably just add that functionality to the fediverse.

For #FollowFriday I want to share these beautiful drawings that @joelpedersenarts did of Button! Joel makes wonderful art and is a wonderful person. Highly recommend following and checking out what he has to offer!